the £200 came from a quote i had from DVLA i wanted to put the plate on retention from 2 months until my new car was ready for collection they have asked for £80 transfer fee plus £25 and then they want another £80 to transfer it to the new car.
i even have it in writing from them confirming the price, as i thought it was as you have suggested
according to them £80 covers a tranfers from one vehicle to another in one go, but if you want to put it onto retention you then have the fee again to transfer it to the new vehicle
You were miss informed